The Building Trades honored seven members who died in the past year at a Workers Memorial Day ceremony at the Minnesota State Capitol.
April 30, 2019
By Steve Share, Minneapolis Labor Review editor
Local Building Trades unions gathered April 29 for a solemn ceremony marking Workers Memorial Day, a national event to highlight the need for greater workplace safety and to remember workers ... View Article
Are You Ready for the 2019 Stand-Down to Prevent Falls: May 6th-10th?
The 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down to prevent falls will take place the week of May 6-10, 2019. The Stand-Down was conceived by OSHA in 2014 as part of the National Falls Campaign to raise awareness surrounding the severity of fall hazards in construction and the importance of preventing them. It’s an opportunity for employers to pause work and have a conversation with ... View Article
Minnesota’s Labor Movement mourns the death of former MN AFL-CIO President Dan Gustafson
President Dan Gustafson
UPDATED- Sunday, March 31, 2019- Dan's obituary has been published at the Minneapolis StarTribune. Remembrances can be shared there as well. Funeral Service is at 1PM Saturday, April 6th, 2019 at Washburn-McReavy Glen Haven Memorial Gardens with visitation 2 hours before the service from 11AM-1PM. Private interment will be at Fort Snelling.
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Second annual awards ceremony honors women in the trades
Left to right:“Apprentice of the Year,” Laura Tracy, IBEW Local 110; “Journey Worker of the Year,” Katie LaPlant, Carpenters Local 322; “Advocate of the Year,” Tasha Lawrence, Plumbers Local 34. As part of national “Women in Construction Week,” women and men from local building trades unions gathered March 6 at Surly Brewing for the region’s second annual “Women Building Success” awards ... View Article
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